Kham San
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Samui Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand

Biography

♀ Kham San
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 58 years old (estimated age)
Characteristics:	hole in her right ear
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1967? unknown
Birth place:	in unknown
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Samui Elephant Sanctuary, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2017-12-28	Samui Elephant Sanctuary from Koh Samui unspecified Elephant Camp

2002-00-00	Koh Samui unspecified Elephant Camp from Unknown

1989-00-00	Unknown from Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Record history
History of updates	2021-06-24

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Kham San is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Samui Elephant Sanctuary, in Thailand.

Kham San arrived in 2017-12-28 to the Samui Elephant Sanctuary, relocated from the Koh Samui unspecified Elephant Camp, in Thailand.

Social

Kham San lives together with 9 other elephants at the Samui Elephant Sanctuary: (detailed list)

♀ Cartoon born ~1962
♀ Kaew Ta born ~1963
♀ Mae Kang Kaew
♀ Mae Kham Paeng born ~1963
♀ Khum Phean born ~1958
♀ Nong Pech born 2012
♀ Sai Tong
⚪ Sri Nin born 1967?
♀ Sudarat

Origin

Kham San was born unknown 1967? at unknown.

Comments / pictures

Recognized by the hole in her right ear.

1967: Born around 1967 in Surin
1967-1989: used in the logging industry until 1989.
1989-2002: trekking elephant.
2002: Around 2002, moved to Koh Samui to provide tourists rides.
2017: Arrived thursday 28th December 2017.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kham San, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Samui Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11221. (archived at the Wayback machine)